Inmate accused of murder escapes Georgia jail, authorities say; search underway

Authorities are searching for an inmate, charged with two counts of murder, who escaped a jail in Georgia.
Young athletes learn from Nebraska football players at Lincoln camp

Nebraska football players Anthony Colandrea, Brendan Black and Isaiah Mozee led the Next Level Youth Football Camp for kids across the area in Lincoln on Sunday.
Bill Oddie, wildlife presenter and star of British comedy series ‘The Goodies,’ dies at 85

Bill Oddie, a British comic actor who had a second career as a bird expert and wildlife presenter, has died, his agent said. He was 85.
‘Giving talks some space’: US and Iran pause attacks amid delicate ceasefire talks

For the third straight night, the U.S. has halted airstrikes on Iran as negotiators reportedly work to sustain fragile ceasefire talks.
Beard talks priorities, pivot from Nebraska primary election to Nov. 3 faceoff

Read the full article on Nebraska Examiner Editor’s note: This is the third in a three-part series with Nebraska gubernatorial candidates about their pivot from the May 12 primary election to the Nov. 3 general election. LINCOLN — Rick Beard knows the uphill climb he faces to be elected Nebraska’s next governor but feels his third-party […]
OPINION: Nebraska voters already said minimum wage earners have value. Remember that

Read the full article on Nebraska Examiner Even though Lancaster County District Judge Lori Maret pumped the brakes on Lincoln setting its own minimum wage, the story is more than an accounting of dollars and cents. It also includes whether voters’ voices are being muted or which branch of state government gets to decide. Another […]
Florida man opens his front door to find a massive gator: Watch the capture

What started as an early-morning trip to the airport quickly turned into a frightening encounter with an alligator for one Florida family.
Suspect in deadly Berlin Pride attack is killed in confrontation with police, officials say

A car drove into a crowd during Berlin’s famed LGBTQ+ parade on Saturday, leaving one person dead and 29 injured.
Omaha area under an extreme heat warning tomorrow

Omaha under an extreme heat warning tomorrow
Hundreds pack St. Thomas More dinner after local family loses home in lightning fire

A community gathered Sunday to help a family who lost their home in a lightening fire